Murder for Two—A Killer Musical

May 12

November 27, 2011

Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare

book and music by Joe Kinosian
book and lyrics by Kellen Blair
directed by David H. Bell

David H. Bell

Director

David H. Bell returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater for his sixteenth production. His work as a director, choreographer and writer in Chicago has earned him eleven Jeff Awards and forty-five nominations. He has staged productions in London, Paris, Berlin, Zurich, Vienna and the Barcelona Olympics. He was artistic director for Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre for nine years and artistic director for the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. He has directed on and off Broadway, at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, the Royal National Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and theaters all over the world. His awards and honors include: the Helen Hayes Award (DC); Dramalogue Award; Mac and Bistro Awards (New York); three After Dark Awards (Chicago); five Carbonell Award nominations (Florida); four Atlanta Constitution Best Director Awards; two National Endowment for the Arts Playwrighting Fellowships; and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Hot Mikado (London). Mr. Bell heads the Music Theatre program at Northwestern University.